According to Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé, a man was sitting in his car on the 700 block of South 17th Street at 5 a.m. when a Black man, wearing a black sweater and black face mask, approached him. The armed man opened the driver-side door and demanded that the victim leave the vehicle.
According to Fragé, the victim ran towards the west until he stumbled upon an ambulance stationed at the intersection of 18th Avenue and South 18th Street. The EMS team immediately contacted the police on his behalf.
Upon investigating the incident, detectives analyzed the surveillance footage and noticed that the suspect had left the vehicle at the location and proceeded to walk alongside a group towards Avon Avenue.
If you have any information regarding the suspect, please contact 1-877-695-8477.
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